Final Product Rubric: American Revolution Debate
Teacher Name: derek carroll
Student Name:     ________________________________________
CATEGORY	Superb	Competent	Average	Needs Improvement
View Point	Shows a full understanding of the views held, by the assigned historical figure. Was able to fashion a unique argument framed by this view	Shows a good understanding of the assigned view.The argument fashioned deviated from that view in one or two areas	Shows a good understanding of parts of the assigned view, but the argument fashioned was not very unique	Does not seem to understand the assigned view very well.
Vocabulary	Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience of historical society members, and Revolutionary period. Uses important terms, at least 6 from class list.	Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes 1-2 words that might be new to most of the audience, but does not define them. A few words may have been anachronistic to the Revolutionary period	Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Does not include any vocabulary that might be new to the audience.Only makes a minimal effort to speak in language of the era	Uses several (5 or more) words or phrases that are not understood by the audience. Made no effort to speak like their assigned figure would
Accurate Historical Facts	Brings up multiple events from the Revolutionary War, and uses them in the correct context	Brings up many events from the revolutionary period, but some were used in an incorrect context	Only mentions a few revolutionary events.	Only mentions a few revolutionary events and uses them in the wrong context
Proper Debate Procedure	Students follow the proper debate format, allowing for the opposing sides rebuttal. Also making opening and closeing statements	For the most part uses the proper debate format, may interupt opponent a few times	Does not exhibit a full understanding of the debate procedure. May forget to do a rebuttal	Does not show any understanding of the debate procedure. Is not prepared with an opening statemet
Grammar and Spelling	Grammar and spelling are correct on the script or in the note cards	Grammar and spelling is mostly correct with a few minor errors	There were several grammatical or spelling errors	So many errors were present it did not seem as if the script or note cards were revised at all.
Proffesional Product	Final video or podcast look and/or sound well edited.	Final product is mostly well edited with only a few spots that could use improvement	The final product was rushed through this process and has some errors or gaps in footage.	Final product does not appeared to have been edited at all.
Date Created: Feb 29, 2008 10:21 am (CST)